i thought sandy helped. i think the country was ready to look for an alternative. the numbers all showed that. they never saw the alternative in mitt romney. i think part of that was the auto bailout in ohio and the early ads. >> ifill: what does it say about mitt romney's future? he ran for president four years ago. didn't make it out of the primaries. ran for president this time. gritted it out and won the primary nomination. this time he doesn't win. does he have a future in politics? >> no. woodruff: i think his... no. woodruff: he said this was the last. >> i think he could be proud. the last six weeks of the campaign were really done well. he began to give really good speeches. i think he can be proud in general maybe not the whole campaign especially during the primary season. but i think he finished well. >> the republicans would nominate ronald reagan at the age of 69 which mitt ro romney will be in 2016 because he had been the leader of the movement within the party. he had been the leader, he put the face, the voice and really the spirit of the entire co